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ArticleEpigenomes2026

Analysis of HERV-K (HML2) Expression in Colorectal Cancer Samples.

Valentina S Obrezanenko, Polina M Shulga, Anastasia G Volkova, Anastasia A Primova, Yulia A Remizova, Ivan O Meshkov, Alexandra D Kikot, Daria A Tarasova, Ekaterina S Bolashova, Alexey A Ivashechkin and 12 more

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22 authors.

Valentina S ObrezanenkoFederal State Budgetary Institution «Centre for Strategic Planning and Management of Biomedical Health Risks», Federal Medical and Biological Agency (Centre for Strategic Planning, of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency), Moscow 123182, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-7449-255X
Polina M ShulgaFederal State Budgetary Institution «Centre for Strategic Planning and Management of Biomedical Health Risks», Federal Medical and Biological Agency (Centre for Strategic Planning, of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency), Moscow 123182, Russia.
Anastasia G VolkovaFederal State Budgetary Institution «Centre for Strategic Planning and Management of Biomedical Health Risks», Federal Medical and Biological Agency (Centre for Strategic Planning, of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency), Moscow 123182, Russia.ORCID 0000-0003-2853-9529
Anastasia A PrimovaFederal State Budgetary Institution «Centre for Strategic Planning and Management of Biomedical Health Risks», Federal Medical and Biological Agency (Centre for Strategic Planning, of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency), Moscow 123182, Russia.ORCID 0000-0003-0118-529X
Yulia A RemizovaFederal State Budgetary Institution «Centre for Strategic Planning and Management of Biomedical Health Risks», Federal Medical and Biological Agency (Centre for Strategic Planning, of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency), Moscow 123182, Russia.
Ivan O MeshkovFederal State Budgetary Institution «Centre for Strategic Planning and Management of Biomedical Health Risks», Federal Medical and Biological Agency (Centre for Strategic Planning, of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency), Moscow 123182, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-7358-6108
Alexandra D KikotFederal State Budgetary Institution «Centre for Strategic Planning and Management of Biomedical Health Risks», Federal Medical and Biological Agency (Centre for Strategic Planning, of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency), Moscow 123182, Russia.
Daria A TarasovaFederal State Budgetary Institution «Centre for Strategic Planning and Management of Biomedical Health Risks», Federal Medical and Biological Agency (Centre for Strategic Planning, of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency), Moscow 123182, Russia.
Ekaterina S BolashovaFederal State Budgetary Institution «Centre for Strategic Planning and Management of Biomedical Health Risks», Federal Medical and Biological Agency (Centre for Strategic Planning, of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency), Moscow 123182, Russia.
Alexey A IvashechkinFederal State Budgetary Institution «Centre for Strategic Planning and Management of Biomedical Health Risks», Federal Medical and Biological Agency (Centre for Strategic Planning, of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency), Moscow 123182, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-0148-1112
Antonida V MakhotenkoFederal State Budgetary Institution «Centre for Strategic Planning and Management of Biomedical Health Risks», Federal Medical and Biological Agency (Centre for Strategic Planning, of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency), Moscow 123182, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-7894-9422
Ekaterina A SnigirFederal State Budgetary Institution «Centre for Strategic Planning and Management of Biomedical Health Risks», Federal Medical and Biological Agency (Centre for Strategic Planning, of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency), Moscow 123182, Russia.ORCID 0000-0003-1245-7764
Yulia A MasyukovaFederal State Budgetary Institution «Centre for Strategic Planning and Management of Biomedical Health Risks», Federal Medical and Biological Agency (Centre for Strategic Planning, of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency), Moscow 123182, Russia.
Elizaveta I RadionFederal State Budgetary Institution «Centre for Strategic Planning and Management of Biomedical Health Risks», Federal Medical and Biological Agency (Centre for Strategic Planning, of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency), Moscow 123182, Russia.ORCID 0000-0003-3225-434X
Olesya A KuznetsovaFederal State Budgetary Institution "NN Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology", Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (NN Blokhin NMRCO), Moscow 115478, Russia.ORCID 0000-0001-7753-3081
Maria S CheporovaFederal State Budgetary Institution "NN Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology", Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (NN Blokhin NMRCO), Moscow 115478, Russia.ORCID 0009-0003-7514-5220
Michail Y FedyaninFederal State Budgetary Institution "NN Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology", Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (NN Blokhin NMRCO), Moscow 115478, Russia.ORCID 0000-0001-5615-7806
Alexey A TryakinFederal State Budgetary Institution "NN Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology", Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (NN Blokhin NMRCO), Moscow 115478, Russia.ORCID 0000-0003-2245-214X
Valentin V MakarovFederal State Budgetary Institution «Centre for Strategic Planning and Management of Biomedical Health Risks», Federal Medical and Biological Agency (Centre for Strategic Planning, of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency), Moscow 123182, Russia.ORCID 0000-0001-9495-0266
Vladimir S YudinFederal State Budgetary Institution «Centre for Strategic Planning and Management of Biomedical Health Risks», Federal Medical and Biological Agency (Centre for Strategic Planning, of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency), Moscow 123182, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-9199-6258
Anton A KeskinovFederal State Budgetary Institution «Centre for Strategic Planning and Management of Biomedical Health Risks», Federal Medical and Biological Agency (Centre for Strategic Planning, of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency), Moscow 123182, Russia.ORCID 0000-0001-7378-983X
Anna S MakarovaFederal State Budgetary Institution «Centre for Strategic Planning and Management of Biomedical Health Risks», Federal Medical and Biological Agency (Centre for Strategic Planning, of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency), Moscow 123182, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-9711-9256

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHML-2 subgroup mobile genetic elements of the HERV-K family were described to participate in carcinogenesis processes, but their expression and epigenetic regulation in molecular subtypes of colorectal cancer (CRC) remain partly characterized. The present study aimed to evaluate the expression of HML-2 elements using RNA-sequencing data in paired tumor and normal intestinal tissue samples from 63 patients with CRC to identify patterns of the retrotransposons' activity in different molecular subtypes (CMSs).

methodsRNA-sequencing and DNA methylation data were analyzed for paired CRC and normal tissue samples. HERV-K expression was assessed using three bioinformatics tools: Telescope (version 1.0.3), TEtranscripts (version 2.2.3), GeneTEFlow (version 2020). Molecular tumor subtypes were defined using the CMScaller (version 0.99.2) program. The results of the HML-2 loci expression analysis were supplemented with the HML-2 proteins expression data obtained by quantitative RT-PCR.

resultsHML-2 expression assessment by GeneTEFlow (version 2020), TECount (version 2.2.3) and Telescope (version 1.0.3) showed high convergence: the Pearson correlation coefficient for each tool exceeded 0.88. Several HML-2 loci were identified as differentially expressed in CRC samples of different CMS. The PCR results confirmed an increase in HML-2 expression in tumor tissues. For all CMSs, an inverse association was detected between differential methylation of CpG sites and differential expression of HML-2 loci. Associations of HML-2 expressions with differentially expressed genes in which they are located were found, and for a number of such genes an inverse relationship between the expression level and the methylation level of their promoters were demonstrated, and data on the involvement in the pathogenesis of CRC were described:

conclusionsAnalysis of the expression of HML-2 and its association with CpG methylation contributes to a comprehensive interpretation of the CRC pathogenesis mechanisms.

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CMScolorectal cancerDNA methylationHERV-K (HML-2)RNA-seqviral mimicry

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PMID41718409
PMCPMC12922068

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